However, he knew even better that the Elders wanted to use the Zhao Mei Clan to lure Namikaze Mirai into taking the bait. Rather than offend the person before him, he had no other choice.
"Very good." The old man was extremely satisfied upon hearing this. His eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a low voice, "Since the Zhao Mei Clan's patriarch cannot even take care of his own daughter... then he can only pay the price and remember this lesson for the rest of his life..."
The night was filled with slaughter and bloodshed, but dawn would eventually come. The morning sunlight spilled over the mist blanketing the entire village, piercing through it and illuminating every living thing.
In a deep alley within Hidden Mist Village, the brown-haired little girl slowly opened her heavy eyes. A ray of sunlight fell upon her brows, leaving her emerald-green eyes slightly dazed.
She instinctively raised her fair, tender little hand to block the sunlight. Then, her movement suddenly froze. Uncontrollable, incomparably bloody images surged into the girl's mind.
A bone-piercing chill instantly enveloped her entire body. Her small body curled up as she trembled.
"Are you all right?"
At that moment, an exceptionally gentle voice entered her ears. The little girl turned slightly and saw a face that was not particularly handsome, but had very fair cheeks.
However, she was suddenly startled. She sprang up, swiftly taking a defensive stance as she pressed herself against the wall.
"Who are you?"
Her voice lowered, but she suddenly recalled the scene from last night, when someone had appeared just as the Shadow Ninja was about to kill her and saved her.
"Did you save me last night?"
The vigilance in the girl's eyes faded slightly. Her voice was like pearls falling onto